§ 9-402. Duties of law enforcement agencies
West's Annotated Code of MarylandFamily LawEffective: October 1, 2016
Effective: October 1, 2016
MD Code, Family Law, § 9-402
§ 9-402. Duties of law enforcement agencies
(a) On receipt of a report regarding a missing child by a law enforcement agency, the law enforcement agency shall immediately determine if:
(b) Upon conclusion by the law enforcement agency that any one of the conditions specified in subsection (a) of this section exists, the law enforcement agency shall immediately:
(c) If the conditions specified in subsection (a) of this section do not exist, the law enforcement agency shall:
(d) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, if a missing child has not been located within 24 hours of the filing of a missing persons report and either the local law enforcement agency or the Department of State Police have reason to believe that the missing child may be located in a jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction where the missing persons report was filed, the Department of State Police shall enter the investigation and, in cooperation with the appropriate local law enforcement agencies, assist State and national efforts to locate the missing child.
(e)(1) A law enforcement agency may not establish a mandatory waiting period before beginning an investigation to locate a missing child.
(f) Every person filing a report of a missing child shall be required to notify the local law enforcement agency and the Department of State Police immediately upon the locating of the missing child if it is unlikely that the local law enforcement agency or the Department of State Police have knowledge that the missing child has been located.
Credits
Added by Acts 1985, c. 496, § 1, eff. July 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1994, c. 165, § 3, eff. July 1, 1994; Acts 1994, c. 166, § 3, eff. July 1, 1994; Acts 1995, c. 3, § 2, eff. March 7, 1995; Acts 2005, c. 464, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2012, c. 415, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2016, c. 611, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016.
MD Code, Family Law, § 9-402, MD FAMILY § 9-402
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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